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The Race is On
Have you heard? It’s election year in America. A year of campaigning, grandstanding, hand-shaking, politicking, debating, mud-slinging and flag-pin wearing. A year filled with super-PACs, soapboxes,...
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In the Hot Seat
Uh-oh. Someone's in the hot seat, and I think you know who I'm talking about. But, if you ask me, I don't know what the big deal is. There's nothing strange about talking to a chair. After all, it’s...
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Am I Better Off?
Of course, no one’s actually asked me this as yet, but I figure it's just a matter of time before they do. Who knows? Maybe it'll be you doing the asking. So, I figure, might as well answer it now, on...
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The Race 2012 Blogging Project Begins
If you ask me, with 40 days left to the election, the best reality show around just kicked it up a notch. I’m talking, of course, about the 2012 run for the presidency. I mean, just think about it....
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Race 2012 – How Can We Get Along if We Don’t Talk?
Have you been following the Race 2012 Blogging Project? Well, let me tell you, these posts have been eye opening and revealing. Candid and personal. I have been amazed by some of the discussion that...
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Ohio, Meet Your Newest Resident!
Remember when this was the election refrain heard coast to coast? Florida, Florida, Florida! Well, if you ask me, nowadays the refrain has changed a bit. So, instead of the Sunshine State, it’s the...
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An Undocumented Youth
Last fall, I was captivated by a man I met at a screening of a PBS documentary called, America By the Numbers, which is all about the changing face of America and its impact on the elections. He was...
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Love That Bob!
Earlier this summer I told you I was dating--for the first time in eons. Well, here’s what you didn’t know. I've been dating someone famous! (Actually, this isn't true, not in the least!) Or maybe I...
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Change is the Word
So, I went to see Lee Daniels’ The Butler this weekend and found it emotionally powerful and riveting. Wow. I cannot tell you how many times I got all teary with a major lump in my throat. But, once I...
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Tricky Dick Reconsidered
Say the name, Richard Milhous Nixon and the words that come to mind are probably these: Tricky Dick "I'm not a crook." Watergate. That's how it's been for me, and though the Watergate scandal was so...
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Don’t Quote Me
My personal trainer, Anthony, says I worry too much and that I should do what he does and not pay attention to the news. Frankly, I can't help myself, even if Anthony says I have a better chance of...
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Aunt Elaine, My Favorite News Junkie
My friend, Trisha, says I’m a news junkie. But she hasn’t met my Aunt Elaine, who at 83, has a zest for politics like you wouldn’t believe. And trust me, even I can’t believe it. Continue reading →
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Somebody, Talk Me Down!
I can’t watch the presidential elections anymore. I can’t. I absolutely cannot! It’s killing me. If I hear one more insult, one more low blow, I’m going to run for the hills. And by that I mean Canada...
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A Wall is a Wall–Or is It?
Houses and buildings have walls, it goes without saying, and and thank goodness bathrooms have walls because Lord knows, walls come in handy for those moments when privacy is what's needed. And then...
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Starving in Venezuela
But in those six years, things have gone from bad to worse. Chavez drove Venezuela into the ground and Maduro, who took over after Chavez's death, buried it, putting the nail in the coffin. Continue...
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Dear Justin Trudeau, Won’t You Be My President?
It’s election season and I’m obsessed. I want to know what’s going on every moment of every day in the world of politics. I want to know who’s in the lead in the polls and who put their foot in their...
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I Voted!
I voted! And you can, too, if you follow these easy steps. (Hint: You'll need a ballot and a computer!) Continue reading →
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On Becoming a Citizen
"Our nation of immigrants, just added one more new American, and I wanted to share how full my heart is." Continue reading →
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